Archaeologists begin restoring ancient temple linked to key Bible figure: 'Reflects greatness'
Archaeologists in Egypt are working to restore the Ramesseum, a temple belonging to Ramesses II, an Old Testament pharaoh believed to have interacted with Moses in the Book of Exodus.
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Ramesses II: 4 places in Egypt to visit in the pharaoh’s footsteps
these two temples were built by Ramesses II (whose sarcophagus was recently found) around 1260 BC. The large temple was built to celebrate his victory in the Battle of Qadesh and dedicated to his ...
Egypt begins restoration of Ramesseum Temple in Luxor
The temple itself is 180 meters long and 66 meters wide. Constructed in the style of funerary temples of the ancient ...
CairoScene8 天
Restoration Begins on Luxor’s Ramesseum Temple
Built as a mortuary temple for Ramses II, the Ramesseum Temple suffered damage from a 27 BCE earthquake. The Supreme Council ...
BBC5 年
Episode 20 - Statue of Ramesses II
Ramesses II ruled Egypt for an astonishing 66 years ... It wasn't a tomb where he was going to be buried, but a temple where he would be venerated in life and then worshipped as a god for all ...
PBS6 年
Luxor Temple: Head of Ramses the Great
Ramses II (the Great) was one of the most prolific builders of ancient Egypt. Hardly a site exists that he did not initiate, add to, complete, or build entirely himself. Some of the greatest ...
BBC6 年
Episode Transcript – Episode 20 - Statue of Ramesses II
Ramesses II ruled Egypt for an astonishing 66 years ... It wasn't a tomb where he was going to be buried, but a temple where he would be venerated in life and then worshipped as a god for all ...
University of Manchester2 年
Was the great Pharaoh Ramesses II a true redhead?
Ramesses II - the third Egyptian pharaoh of the nineteenth dynasty - lived to the grand old ... high priest of Amun at Karnak; Meresamun, a temple singer; and Asetirikhetes, the Ptolemaic mummy from ...
Artnet news10 天
One of two Colossal Statues of Rameses II at the entrance to the Temple of Luxor, Egypt
31.4 x 23.5 cm. (12.4 x 9.3 in.) ...
Moviefone3 年
Ramesses II: The Great Journey
3,200 years ago, Egypt is living the final hours of its golden age under the reign of Ramesses II. After ruling the country for 67 years, the great pharaoh dies at the old age of 92. His mummy is ...
PBS6 年
Karnak Temple: Temple of Ramses III
Detail from the Temple of Ramses III. You start facing north toward the Great Court, with the statue of Ramses II in view through the door. On the inside face of the pylon ahead of you are scenes ...
CBS News5 天
Philadelphia man says he helped 9-year-old seriously injured in Northeast jet crash ...
Wongus tells CBS News Philadelphia he is hoping to connect with the family and see Ramesses again soon. Dan Snyder, a Lehighton native and Temple University graduate, is excited to return to his ...